Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.
| ISBN: | 9780140437645 |
| Publication date: | 19th June 2000 |
| Author: | Edward Gibbon, David Womersley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 795 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Ancient history European history |